G THE DAILY . EVENING T ELEGIT Am PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 18G7. THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL Its Origin, History, And Progress, from 1J30 to the Present lime The Various Vicissitudes It has Undergone, and the Good It Has Done. Ktc, Kte., Etc., Etc., Ktc, Kto. Origin and Obletts of Ih. li. ...... T)ia nnhlp Inqf itiitin n.kAn. i - ... i . Vi . "u"e name Planus at the head ot this article, had it,- origin a far back tn the past as the year 1750. "About tho una 01 mis year," says an old. time-stained VsMllTllfi U'hiril 0 VPS A tlrnlnU U .1- .1 - . ! ...... rutuu, ,lf, luuuuailUU and history during the tirst Gve yenrs of Us . aiu-ui , oumujuiouuB wito naa irequent op- F'"" , - uv VI buuii Philadelphia, for tho adylee nud assiHtanee of Iia nlivaifiionj ami eiirnnAn 1 1. . i . i ditlicult it was lor tiiein to procure suitablo itiupiu.K., onu uhili tuuvruieuces proper lor their respective cast-, and how expensive the providing pood and careful nurses, and other Biientlant!", lor want whereof, many must suitor greatly, and eonie probably perish, that iniitut otherwise be restored to heulth and coinlort, aud become usetul tj theinselve-), their families, mid tha publiek, lor many years alter; and considering, moreover, that even the poor inhabitants of this city, though tbey hHd homes, yet were therein but baoly accommodated in sickueep, and could not be so well aud so easily taken care of in their sen rate habitations ns they might be in one couve jiieut house, under one inspection, and in t ic Jiiiuds of skilful practitioners; and scverul of the inhabitants of the province, who unhappily became disordered in their senses, waudcred about, to the terrour of their neighbours, ther beintrno place (except the house of correction) in which they niiirht becontiued, and subjected to proper mutviuenient lor their recovery, and that bonne was by no means fitted for sued pur poses; did charitably consult together, and con fer with their trieuds aud acquaintances, ou the best means of iclieviug the destresned, under those circumstances; and en lntlr;nary, or IIoj pital, iu the maimer of several lately established in tireat liritain, beinir proposed, was so gene rally approved, chat mere was reason to expect a considerable subscription of the inhabitants of tliiscity towurds the sujiportot such a llos pital." The expense attending such au enterprise, however, was considered too great to warrant an expectation of success, unless the subscrip tion became general throughout the province, and the assistance of the Assembly was ob tained. Kor this purpose a general petition was drawn up and presented to the ' Honorable House ol Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania" on the '2 3d of January, 1750-01. Thia petition set forth the facts enumerated above, aud in ad Jitiou pleaded the cause of the impoverished sick by sayiug that "something luither Feems wauting iu favor of such whose poverty is made more miserable by the addi tional weight of a grievous dioease, Irom which they might easily o relieved, if they were not situated at too great a distance from regular advice and assistance, whereby many languish out their lives, tortured perhaps with the stone, devoured by the cancer, deprived of sight by cataracts, or gradually decaying by loathsome distempers. " The Provincial Charter. A bill for accomplishing the object in view Was read the first time ou the 1st of February following, but for a time it was in ereat danger of defeat, by reason of the inability of many of the members to comprehend the neces sity or usefulness ot the enterorise, and the xnreqpn tnur that tho i- . . .1 . physicians would soon eat up any fund that could be raised for the purpose. Three ene rous physicians Lloyd Zachary, Thomas Bond, and Phiueas Bond by name obviated the lait objection by volunteering to attend the Hos pital lor t Dree years without charge; and on the 7th of Feoruary the bill passed the House, and received the tiovernor's absent iu fllay fol lowing. This act provided for the establishment of "a Hospital, for tue reception and relief of luua ticks, and other dlstemppred and sick poor within this province;" and further provided that the original contributors of the sum of ten pounds or more should assemble on the tirst of July following, and that ali such as naisrht there after contribute a like sum should meet on the hrst Monday in May, "yearly forever," at some convenient place iu the city, to elect by ballot twelve persons out of their ovn number to act as mniiageis of the contribution and Hospital until the next election, together with one other person to fill the position ot treasurer. Tnis iSuard of Managers were cm powered to make all the necessary rules and regulations of the Hof.pi.al, provided they were not repugnant to the laws ot hnaland or of the province, aud were duly approved by the Chief Justice, the eirffte.1A8s?a)bly'aud lh Attoruey Oencral for the time being. It ivai fun her mo vioed that the Hospital should be open to "the sick and alstcmpeied poor from any part of- the province, without partiality or preterence The act likewise provided thatnssoo, i ll tsoouTd be certified to the Speaker of the Ass "nil v tor the time being, that a capital stock : of 2uoo had been raised by contribution, the Sue, ker should Issue a warrant on the provincial treasure? or trustees of the loan ouice, tor , be payment o two yearly instalments of looo Teach o the allied W,?L "pKp&t on as 10 pe applied to the founding, bmldiiii? mi l furnishing of the Hospital; whi e the' ,n. J"8 . of tb-e contribution was to be devoted to the accommodation of the nauents In conclusion, t was provider! thut J of all the m-bunemeSuM a v in ?SStrbU,?M' "LouM be pK,3 annS Ull JP0 ?aitette wr other m wspapers- that the books ot the lustitutlon should at all time ' ?PeVothe iDHpectlonof vi,i tors appointed by the Assembly; and that, in oe thereshSuld not be a constant o,.;' . .. '"v.1- suouia ineet annuaily" for Man then the entire estate and aH,r"ot the Ho p tai" should be under the management of w ' i sons as the General Assembly mi -ht S .P to time appoint for the purpose B m t,me Iu a short time the subscription rnnsi,ioraM ceeded the amount require'db tl.c alZtlt tho appointed tune a majority of tho eoutribu tors assembled at the State ifouse iu p "i ade phia, and elected John Reynall as TreasSrer and the following persous as Matmeer- j0i,no Crosby. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas B0d tiamnel Hazard, Richard Peters, Israel Pember ton, Jr., bumuel Rhoiie, Himh Roberts Joseph Morris, John Smith, Kvan Morgan, audCUar es Morris. A Oraut of Land from the Prsprletarlea Is Uejected. r After inspecting several lots of ground in tut lty, the Managers came to the conclusion tha lnp tiAlniLfHricr f,- Thninns and Klelmrrl Pnn.. the Proprietaries of the Province, aud situated onMnlberry (now Arch) street, between Niuth and Tenth, was the most suitable, as it was aituated in an unimproved part of the town, and . -would ullord tue necessary open air for many vears to come. They therefore presented to tho Proprietaries a petition, setting lorth the object la view, aud requiting the grant of this lund lor the purpose. The petition was answered in October, 1761, but in a manner that was far inf.t1 is,actry to the Mamigeis and contributors. The Propri-tarles otiered lor the purposes of the Ho.tr.itnl the grant of a lot on the north side of Hasafra, (now Bace) street, between Sixth aud Saventh, being a portion of the ground now enclose,! m Frank lin Square. James lUmilton, their Lieutenant Governor, was authorized to convey th lot to the mwaagers, but the grant was coupled with restrictions that were less liberal by far t a an the charter granted by the General Assembly The proff ered grant was declined for this reason and for the additional one that the ground was moist, and adjoining to the brick-yards, where the water stood in ponda, thereby rendering the locality unhealthy, and more appropriate lor a imnal place, to which use part of it had already been devoted. Furthermore, it was part of a square which, according to the old maps of the city, had been allotted by th late Proprietary to public uses, and the Mana gers feared that its acceptance would, for thht reacon, give rise to an uninendly leeling on the part ot the citizens of the town. Temporary Hospital Established In 1739. In the meantime the Managers established a temporary hospital In a private house, hired for the purpose, belonging to Judge John Kinsey, and situated on the north side of Market street, above Filth. It was opened In February, 1752, with two patients in the way of a beginning, and continued in use about four vears. About the tame time, also, general regulations for tho government ot the Hospital, and the mwrninn and discharge ot patients, were adopted by the jununui-in, niii Bjjiuveu uv me conirioutors and the various Mate otliclals, as required in the charier; and the following were elected physicians to attend upon the inmates: Doctors IJoyd Zae.harj, Thomas Bond, Phmeas Bond, 1 nomas ladwaluder, Hamuel Preston Moore and John Renman. These physician, in addi tion to their gratuitous attendance, furnished fothei niedic,es required, until December, 1752, when an assortment of drugs was procured if0.!".. ,,on',on. "d apothecary's shop cstab lisbed in the Hospital, the expense being met by a subscription of "the charitable widows and other good woiren of the city," amounting to a little more than 112. In March, 175 1, Ur. l.lojd ncjiary, one of the original physicians, was disabled by a paralytic stroke, and tho managers elected Dr. Willium Shippen to fill the vacancy. ' In May, 175.1, tho first settlement of the ac counts ot the Hospital tonk place. Up to this time i2(i(i7 hail bepn received for building and lurntehiinr, tmd 1-2752 f0r maintaining the Hos pital, ine interest on the latter, together with i80 icceived for boarding pntients who were aide to pay, amounted to Jt2n:i. while the cm-. rent expenses amounted to inm. m ovenaa nf VJ7. During this time 64 patients had been re ceived Of these 32 had l)Pen ftlrnil ami liu chiugid; 6 were discharged as incurable; 1 for irregular behavior; 1 because admitted con trary to rules; 2 had left without permission; 6 bud been taken away by their friends; 5 had died from various disorders: and 8 remained under treatment. Karly In 17r-l. such of the women patients as were able to work were furnished with spinning wheels by the Managers. In February of the same year, the Managers caused a seal for the institution to be engraved ou silver, with the good Samaritan delivering the sick n an tnih innkeeper for a device, and for a motto the words: "Take care ot him, and I will repay thee." J A Permanent Building la Erected. In the latter part of the vear 1754 thn Mn. nagcrs purchased for the moderate sum of 500 the lot on which the hospital now stands, bounded by Kigiith. Ninth. Pine, and Somen streets, with the exception of a strip fifty teet in oepui on tre i?.pruce street lront, which was ihen owned by the Proprietaries, and was bv them, about ten years later, granted to the jjoi-puai, wim an annul ly 01 JL4(i. A plan for a complete suite of buildincs was then adopted, and it was resolved to erect at once one of the wings, which would atlord suffi ciently ample accommodations 7or the time beius. The plan adopted was the one which has irom time to time been carried out in the erecnon ot the present commodious and conve nient structure, and the wing first erected was the one facing Eighth street. On the 28th of May, 1755. the corner-stone of the new building was laid, with appropriate ceremouies. It is at the southeast corner, and the side which faces fciuntn street contains the followine inscription, which was prepared by Benjamin Franklin: "luthe year of CHRIST WUCCLV. GEOHGK the Second liupnily reigning (Fur liesouKlu the happiness ol his people) I'll 1 ) a de Leu 1 a nourishing (For Its inhabitants wore pubilok bplrited) This BulHtliii;, By the hoiintv of tiie Ouvernment, nuu vi iuauy pnvHie porsous, Wiis piously loHiuli'd For the relief ot the sick and miserable; Jilny the God of Mercies llkss the L'ndertaktnit." The roof of the building was raised on the 27th of October, 1755, and in December of the following year it was so far advanced that the patients were removed to it from the temporary hospital. The institution was now well under way, mid during the period that elapsed previous to the Revolution, its prosperity was great and continually increasing. Its management was so popular with the people, and its usefulness so evident to all, that contributions flowed In freelv, and large nniounts were realized from the ad mission fees of visitors; while jury fines, con tested sums of money, and residuary amounts in the hands of trustees still unclaimed, were deposited in its treasury. For the purpose of receiving small sums, a box nlarkcd "Charity for the Hospital" was placed iu the house ot "every manager, the sug eestiou originating with Benjamin Frank lin, w I o was a zealous patron of the) Institu tion throughout. From England, also, came Irequeut legacies in land and" money. Of these early contributions and legacies, the following were 11 111 on si the largest: By Chief Justice William Alleu, 300; his mother, Mary Alleu, 100; Mary Andrew, 200; Joshua Crosby, 200; NVilliam Denny, 113; George Kmlen, 100; Gov ernor James Hamilton, 100; Isaac Morris, 100; William Neate, of London, 100; Charles Os borne, 150; t ne two Israel Pemberious, 100 each; Baniuel Fowell, 108: and Dr. Lloyd Zachary, 380. all of which were made previous to 1701. In 1770. the capital stock of the insti tution, independently of the buildings, amounted to about $50,000, and the annual income from the productive capital was about $3500. A marked increase in tho number of patients ad mitted likewise took place, there having been but 53 in the year 1753-54, while there were 153 in 170-1, 382 in 1770-71, and 435 in the year preceding the JJeciaratiou 01 independence. The Da' of Financial Distress. But the war p.sisinst the mother country did not pass without beriouoly crippling the institu tion, as it did all of a similar character. The Hospital was taken possession, of by the British army, on their eutranee into the city, an I by them tue beduiug, medicines, aud instruments were appropriated lor their own uses; aud tboutrh the building was restored by them to the Managers, the mischief done was not re paired, aud no compensation made for the losses inflicted. The Mnnageri published a st-uement in the autumn of 178.0, sho win? a loss of produc tive capital conscq ueut on t he re volutionary trou bles amounting to about 8000. The greater part 01 this loss res til led Irom the unuenerous conduct of some ot the debtor of the institution, who took advautape or the law enforcing the receipt of paper money to discharge their obligations iu the ereatly depreciated currency, Tue inc mie irom the remainder of the capUal was fre quently paid iu the same worthless pater, and was thus grentlv diminished. On one occasion, its circumstances were so reduced, that a small loan 01 specie h-id to bo obtained to prevent a tothl susnensmn of its oneratious. Tue T.eirls. latuve came to trs rescue in March, 1780, with a grant of 10,000; but this was also paid in cur rency, and lealiz 'd the paltry sum of 164. the expends of the institution were still double the income, nithoueh they had been so ereatly re duced tliat in the year 178H-89 but 77 patients were admitted, uud of these only 28 were on the charity list, while at one time the average num ber ol lumateswas reduced to 47, consisting cLieny 01 incurable lunatics. Prosperity Uetnrna After the Revolution.1 But the Hospital had parsed through the most distressing period ot Its history, and with the gradual settlement of the couutry its manage ment became more pn arm tin j-nnrriharimm again flowed 111, old claim were enforced, old legacies hunted up, and the rao.t rigid economy! praciiBi'u iu me iiiBiimuou, j An appeal was also made to the Legislature In January, 1792, particular stress being laid upon the necestity of completing the buildings according to the original plan, In order that there might be sufficient accommodations lor the lunaiirs, without cnoroaching upon the, 'Pace required lor tue ouier class of paiieuts. The legislature responded generously, aud in April. 17H0, nude a further grant, tke whole amounting to utut $70,000. (.Completion of all the Bnllrflaga. The enctloo of the western wing wa9 under taken In 17U4, and was cutllciently advanced towards completion iu 1700, to warraut the reception of patient; but it wm not until the year 1ho5 that the central portion was finished, and the original plau carried out in all in details. Although it was afterwards found necessary to erect various outbuildings for dif ferent purposes, and the sums granted trom time to time by the Legislature lor building purposes were insufficient to meet all tho ex penses, as was tho intention of the charter, the grant Of $25,000, in 1700, appears to have exhausted tho bounty of the law-makers, ami from that day to the present the hospital has received no pecuniary assistance whatever from the State Government. The Lying. In and fteamen'a Departments ""uiniiea, Id addition to extending the facilities of tho Hospital lor the reception ot such cases as were contemplated at tho time of lis foundation, its usefulness was further extended Rbout the dp ginninn ol the century, in 1709, iorce Lati mer, Collector of the Port of Philadelphia, pro posed to the managers an arrangement by which sick and disabled seamen, belonging to the mercantile marine as well as to the navy, were to be admitted to the benefits of the Hos pital. From this resulted the present arrange ment, under which such seamen of tho mor chatit service as are entitled to Governmental care when disabled, in consideration of the hopital money deducted irom their wages, are received lor a certain weekly board, paid by the ntional Government, and reutiued until restored to health, or removed by order of tho Collector. In January, 1803, a lying-in depart ment w as also established for the benefit of poor and deserving married womcp. This depart ment, subsequent to March, 1807, was supported bv a donation from the "First City Troop," o:' a sum derived from their pay for services rendered during the Revolution. For many yews an in come of from $500 to $000 was derived from this source. From an early p?riod in ita history, it had also bceu the custom to furnish relief to out-door puient", but there was little system in this previous ti 1807, when a regular dispensary for such purposes was established, and phy sicians appointed. In 1817, as the Philadelphia Dispensary, which had the same objects in view, had come into eflicient operation, the whole sj stem was abandoned. West's Painting of "Christ Healing the SHU." In September, 1800, the Managers of the Hos pital had written to Benjamin 'West, then resi ding in England, and, alter paviug a becoming tribute to the liberality of the Ruarlish contribu tors, had solicited hiiu to aid tbem with his pencil. West acquiesced in the proposition, and commenced work upon his great produc tion entitled "Christ Healing the Sick." In 1810 he gave notice that the painting might soon be expected, but so great was the admira tion that it elicited on all sides, when placed on exhibition in England, and so determined were the pations of art iu that country to retain it, tnat time paspei and the promised painting came not. But the artist at once commenced tho preparation of u copy, which he resolved should exceed the original in merit; and in October, 1817. it arrived in this country and was placed on exhibition in a build ing erected forlhe express purpose, an admis sion fee of twenty-five cents being exacted from visitors. From this source over $25,000 has been realized, and after deductiner all the ex- penses connected with it, there has remained a cicar prom to the Hospital of full $15,000. Increase In Capital and Income. In addition to this, the Institution at various times has been the recipient of several hand some legacies. Among these was that of John Keble, who, besides a considerable amount of real estate, left money and securities equivalent to $16,000, which were received in July, 1809; while Mtephen Girard's legacy, amounting to nearly $30,000, came into the treasury in July, 1832. It will re remembered by many that the wile of the millionaire and benefactor of Phila delphia was for a long period one of the unfor tunate inmates of the insane department of the Hospital, aud that in May, 17111, a child was born to him within its precincts, but died soon after. From the various sources enumerated above, and the energy displayed in the management of the institution, its capital gradually increased from the $27,000 to which it had sunk in 1783, to $15,800 in 1793, to $02,000 in 1803, to $124,000 in 1H13, to $172,000 in 1823, and to $2G0,000 in 1833. The annual income of the institution in 1790 Lad sunk to $1000; in 1835, it had increased to nearly $15,000. In 17U0, the number of patieuts admitted annually was but 78; In 1800, it had increased to 17C; in 1810, to 308; in 1820, to 749; in 1K30, to 1130; after which, tho average tor several years was some what over 1000. The average number of In inaiis at one time increased from 4G to 225. The number of poor patients admitted was regulated by the state of the funds, and was In creased from time to time. In 1807 only 50 beds were allowed tor poor patients; while in 1823, the cumber was increased to 90, and in 1835. to About this time a new era dawned upon the institution, in the establishment of The Hospital for the Insane. At a meeting of the Board of Mauagers held in May, 1831, it was decided that a separate asylum for the insane was expedient, and in lCS5thesum of $325,000 was realized from the sale ot lots on the east, west, and southwest of the hospital. The site selected for the uew building was a farm extending from Haverlord to the West Chebter road, containing about one hundred acres. But this article has already assumed such lengthy proportions, that we must reserve the history and workings of the latter institution for another occasion. The transfer of the insane patients to tho new building greatly increased the rooms and facili ties lor the accommodation of the sick and dis abled. But the entire western wing bad to be remodelled and repaired before it was adapted to ordinary purposes. About the clcso ot the first century of the existence of the Hospital, the eastern wing and the centre were al-o re modelled and repaired, and the institution is now as well adapted to its objects as any other in the world. The Prosperity of the Hospital During the Past 'leu Vears can best be shown by a comparative statement of its operations during the years 1855-60 and 1SG5 CO. To thia we annex the material por tions of the report tor the year 1800-67, which was read nt the aunual meeting of the con tributors, which was held yesterday afternoon. 133 O. 1SU5 O. ll 1X00-7. ? r1 , Ko.I'ullents at close of April Admitted during the vear e: las 150 1714 ISU 171.1 151 30 l'JG ISC i I I IH11509 200U I I ! SS 134 472 123 1339 1472 171 1773 510 115-1 Treated dur- iiitf the yur IMscluirKtd.. Kfiuaiiilnir... I 5?1 4S.I 118 If 35 laol! I:i 2l.riC 1H44 1773 i 171 ib 1155 44 i 107 IUS.I 171 Of the whole number admitted aud discharged during each of the above years, the details were as follows: 1853-6.; 105-0. 1805-7 Under 18 years of aue "17I 27" 2M g $g p.TKfeii::::::: iH AyernKeNnmb'rduy8 111 llOKpitul.,.. o. no, , Oil Percentage Dischg-d' ' Cured ?., ,,,, fiu.. rereoutagB Dlbohg'd, , Relieved ' ,0.0 Percentage Died....."" l l '". uw me cumuusnment or the Hosnitftl there 79al8lnatientsC'mo1fUei lnt0 this branch of it 79.181 patients, of whom 49,333 have been sup ported at the expeose of u iSSutnt o of Ihe whole number 1,167 were cured 10 045 relieved, ad 7654 died. The wpeSe eV niaii- taming the Hospital during' the pat vear amounted to $58,714-89. The following Man agers were elected for thf ensuing year: Mordccal L. Dawson. John Famuru, Willium Kiddle, John M. Whttall, Alexander J. Derby shire, Samuel Mason, B. Morris Wain, Hanitiel Welsh, Wistar Morris, Caleb Cope. AdolphiK. Borle, Jacob P. Jones. 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VAN K IKK fe CO. w off Id respectfully direct the attention of their friends, and the public generally, to their large and elegant assortment of GAS FIX TUBUS, CHANDELIERS, and ORNAMENTAL BRONZE WARES. Those wishing handsome aud thoroughly made Goods, at very reasonable prices, will find It to llieir advantage to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. N. B. Soiled or tarnished fixtures reflnlshed wltta special care aud at reasonable prices. 8216m VANKIRK dt CO. QEORCE PLOWMAN, CARPENTER AND BUILDER No. 28S CARTER STREET, And No. 141 DOCK Street Machine Work and Mlllwrlghtlng promptly at tended to. W.LLIAM 8. GRANT COMMISSION MERCHANT, No. ti S. DELAWARE Avenue, Philadelphia, aobnt yoa Dupont's Gunpowder, Refined Nitre, Charcoal, Eto W. Baker rtt co.'s Chocolate, Cocoa, and Broma. Crocker Bros. fc Co.'s Yellow Metal Sheathing Bolts, and Nails. 1H r-S-Vrw PHILADELPHIA b URGED N'S ff'i? BANDAGE INSTITUTE, No. 14 N. K I N'T II Kirsttt. above Market B. C Ev KRETT, alter thirty years' practical experience, guarantees ine 6KU1111 aujusiraeub ui ma j-irmiuiu Patent Graduating Pressure Truss, and a variety of others. Supporters, Elastic Stockings, Shoulder Braces, Crutches. Suspenders, etc. Ladles' spart tuenls conducted by a Lady, 6 at) CyiTTQJi AND FLAX, SAIL DUCK AND CANVAS, Of all numbers aud brands, Tent Awning, Trunk, andWagon Cover Duck. Also, Paper Mauniaclurers' Drier Fella, from cue to seven feel wide; Pauling, Melting. Ball Twine, eta JOHN W, JSVEKMAN CO., C No. 103 JONES Alloy. ALEXANDER G. CATTELL fc CO. PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. liti NORTH WHAUVEU No. 27 NORTH WATER STREET, PHILADELPHIA. I ALIIiNDEB . CATTKLi., IfH K.UJAB . CATTBU MTED STATES REVENUE STAMPS. Prlucipal Depot, No. M4 C II his NUT Street. Central Deot, No. los South FIFTH Street, una door below Clienuut Kstahtlshed ItwiA. Revenue stamps of every deeorlpUua uoustautly oil Laud In any amount. , . Orders tty Hail vt KxproM projuplly attended to. DRY GOODS. LINEN STORE. BQy ARCH STREET. LINEN DRILLS AND DUCKS. OCR SPRINU ASSORTMENT OF LINENS FOR PANTS, JACKETS, COATS, ETC., IS NOW OPEN. WHITE LINEN DRILLS. COLORED LINEN DRILLS. STRIPED LINEN DRILLS, FLAX COLORED. STRIPED LINEN DRILLS, WHITE 4MROCNDS. LINEN DI CKS, VARIOUS COLOIIS. HEAVY WHITE LINEN DICKS. RI FF COLORED LINEN DICKS, RI.OI KE LINENS, VARIOUS COLORS. PRINTED LISEVS, NEAT PATTERNS. Our assortment Includes all kinds ot LINENS suit able for Cents' and Boys' Summer Wear GEORGE MIL, LIKEN, THE LINEN STORE, 4 5llistn,!mrp No. 828 ARCH STREET. 229 FfiRIES & WARNER, 229 NORTH NINTH STREET. ABOVE RACE, BARGAINS t BARGAINS All-wool Tweeds. Boys' wear. 75eintn. Meltons, for Boys' W ear aud Ladies' Sacqnes, 68 Double-width Clotb, all-wool, 2. Soring Shawls, from auction, s.t. Double-width All wool Delaines, 68, worth 75 cents, (spring BalmoraiB, -24. Uable i.1 neus. Napkins, Towels, etc. Apron Bird-eye, Nursery Diaper, etc. DOMESTICS I DOMESTICS I Bleached Muslins, best makes, lowest prices. Willlamsvllle, Wamsulta. Bay Mills, etc. etc Best Unbleached Muslin, yard wide, is aud M cts. Yard-wide Domet Flannel, a?a ceuts. Super All-wool Flannel, 50 cents. Baliardvale Flannels. Calicoes, warranted fast colors, 12,', 15, 18, and 20c, i7ui g Ltmiia, Aiaiiu xoceuus. Yard-wide Spring Calicoes, 28 cents. Bargains In Huckaback Linen Towels, 28 cents. WHITE GOODS WHITE GOODS! Soft finish Jaconets, 25, 37, and so cents. Victoria Lawns, sl, 87a, 45 5n, and flu cents. Nainsooks, Undressed Cambrics, Swiss, eto. Sblned Muslins, fine white Brilliants, etc. Plaid Nainsooks, 25, si, 87 i , 50, 85, 60, and 65 cents. White Pluues, from auction, 50 cents. Flue Corded Piques, and 75 cents. Ladles' and Gents' Uueu Hdkis., from auction. Hosiery and Gloves, at reduced prices. Lmea Shirt Fronts, mi, 7. 45, ou, 50, eujf, and 750. Three-piy Linen Cuds, H cents Marseilles Quilts from auction, cheap, etc FARIES & WARNER, 225J NO. 819 NORTH NINTn STREET. PRICE & WOOD, N. W. Cor. EIGHTH and FILBEliT, HAVE JUST OPENED 5000 Linen Fans, at less than Imnnrtern' nrie.Ai. Ladies' aud Children's Berlin Thread aud Silk uioves. Ladles' and Children's Buff and White Gloves. Ladies' Kid Gloves. Laules' and Gents' Linen Cambric Hdkfs. Ladles' and Gents' Hemstitch Hdkls. Misses' Lluen llukf's.7, s, u. aud Lit, cents. Worked Edgings ami Inserting. A good assortment ot Bonnet Kibbons. Black Velvet Ribbons. Ladles' and Misses' Hoop Skirts, best quality steel. Choice shades Alpacas. Fine quality all-wool Delaines. Black all-wool Delaines and Black Alpacas. Black Silks, very cheap. Plaid Silk Poplins. Scotch and American Ginghams, fast colors. American Calicoes, last colors, 12,, 15, aud 180. WHITE GOODS WHITE GOODS! While Piques, from 60c. up to fJl-12. a yard. White Orguudy Lawns and figured Swiss Muslins. Soil finish Cambrics, Jaconets, aud Nainsooks. Victoria Lawns aud Swiss Muslins. Plaid Nainsook Muslins, very cheap. Stripe Nainsook Muslins. Hair-cord, Stripe, aud Plaid Muslins. Marseilles aud Honeycomb Quilts. LINEN GOODS! LINEN GOODS! Best makes tshlrtlne Linens. Bleached Table Linens, 75, W, P12, 11-25, CPS up , i: .Ail . - u.tiI " ' Power Loom Table Linens, 68, 75, 90, and II. Coloied Table Lluens,87, 5o. 66, and 75c. Napkins, Doylies, and Towels. PRICE & WOOD. N. W. Corner EIGHTH and FILBERT Streets. N. B. Juki opened, one case wide Bleached ,u 1 1 n 1 1 ij , i g L One case nearly yard wide, 16c. The above are belter goods than have been sold a fll UtTQ DI111.C 1DU1, m AJ THORNLEY'S ! ! ! NEW GOODS, BEAUTIFUL GOODS, FASHIONABLE GOODS, DECIDEDLY CHEAP GOODS MILK GOODS, DRESS GOODS. LINEN GOODS. DOMESTIC GOODS WHITE GOODS. GOODS rOR MEN, GOODS FOR BOTH GOODS FOR CHILDREN IN FACT, THORNLEY'S. N. E. CORNER EIGHTH AND SPRING unui.a STREETS, la a good place to buy DRY GOODS, because yon are jure to get the worth of your money, aud alwav a Ikma Suu'W til R. wl. fpum mitt a "ONE PRICE CA8n STORE.' THE FIVE BTORY WHITE BUILDING Established In 1853. rs l 8m8p NDIA SHAWLS. GEORGE FRYER, No, 916 CHESNUT STREET, HAVING A LARGE STOCK OF IND I'A SHAWLS On hand, will offer tbem for the next three week greatly reduced prices, less Uiaa ever onerea ueiurs. it is sm Ladles In want ol this article will do well to pur chase pow, a creat luducetoenta will be offered. DRY GOODS. No. lliil (iHMNUT Hirt. E. M. NEEDLES t CO., , AT THEIR NEW BTOlfcli, N.VV. Corner Eleventh and Cbesnnt WILL OPEN ' ON WKDNCSDAT MAY 1, 1 BLACK THREAD LACE SHAWLS, BLACK LLAMA LACE EHAWLS, ' WHITE LLAMA LACE BHAWLS, O entirely new Resigns, at LOW PRICE'S. xfivsnii tmi 'os CUKAP VUY 000 1 s. CARPETS, MATTINGS, OIL CLOTHS, AND WINDOW SHADES, ' K v V.',,K AIM'HAMBATTLT, N. E. Corner ELEVENTH and MARKET Stroaut opened this nHirnlng.lrom auctl.'n- E Streets, nd i w. InKruIn Carpels, wool tilling, 4ou, 60o ani iHiirt i rlHln window Hol- lS? x'n '"K.o. ? 5. Rea Mailing, 'i.i.. o"; - j-i iianvia.fi to fi-W). Htalr O . 'aiSnsJcITo"1'120- 10 " N. E. Corner KIEV KNnInJ1 a ngKTa. WATCHES, JEWELRY, ETO. ilAMOXn DF.AI.rUS & JEWKIE V, All iums, JrfnM.et .yiliVKK WAHK. . WA1CHU3 acd JtWELHY EEPA1EED. -02 Cheatpat St., PMa. Jzrr- Have on hand alargeand splendid assortment DIAMONDS. WATCHES. JEWELRY, AND SILVER-WAB1 OF ALL KINDS AND PRICES. ' Particular attention Is requested to oar large stock Of DIAMONDS, and the extremely low price. BRIDAL PRESENTS made of Sterling and Bu aard Sliver. A large assortment to select from. WATCHES repaired In the best manner, and war; ranted, is 1Mb Diamonds and all preclons stones bonght for cash, r JOHN BOWMANi No. 704 ARCH Street; PHILADELPHIA, MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN SILVER AND PLATE DWAH our goods are decidedly the cheapest in the city TRIPLE PLATE, A NO. 1. 15 WATCHES, JEWELIiL W. W. CASSIDY. Ho. 19 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Offers an entirely new and most carefully selms stock of AMERICAN AND GENEVA WATCHES. JEWELRY, BILVER-WARE, AND FANCY ARTICLES EVERY DESCRIPTION, suitable for BRIDAL OR nOLIDAT PRESENTS. An examination will show my stock to b niM passed In quality and cheapness: OM0! Particular attention paid to repairing.' tlei C. RUSSELL & CO.. J NO. St NORTH SIXTH STREET, Have Just received an Invoice of FRENCH MANTEL CLOCKS, Manufactured to tholr order in prla. Also, a few INFhrrm at. rroctrvon . "viii 4 zia UliOCJfS' with side pieces; which they offer lower than the sam goods can be purchased In the city. T5 Ml C. & A. PEQUIGNOT, Manufacturers of Gold and Silver .Vatcli Cases, Ana Wholesale Dealers In AMERICAN WATCH CO. '8, UUHAJtiJ fc CO.'S, ' American watches i 8 WO. g MII TII FIFTH T. EET. HENRY HARPER, No. 5Q0 ARCH Street, Manufacturer and Dealer In WATCHES, FINE JEWELRY, v SILVER PLATED WARE, AND B1 SOLID SILVER-WARM HARDWARE, CUTLERY, ETC. gTANDBitlDGE, BARR & CO., IMI-OETER8 OP AKD DEALERS IS FOREIGN AND AMERICAN HARDWARE, NO. 1321 MARKET STREET, Offer for sale a large stock of Ilurdwuro una Cutlery, TOGETHER WITH 10OO KEGS NAILS AT REDUCED PR1C fUTthstui C UTLEltY. A line assortment of PiH'EKT and TABLE CUTLERY, RAZOR. RA ZOR TROPis. DADlKiV !ClShORlj PAiEit AND TAILORS' SHEARS, ETC., at Jj. V. lIMi.MUI.irB Cheap Store, No. m South TENTH .street, 11 g Three, doors above Walnut. ESTCOTT & GEORGE. SDCCKSSORS TO PHILIP WILSON COM IMPOBTKK8 AND DKALK&S . GUNS, PISTOLS RIFLES, CRICKET, AND UASE II ALL IMPLEMENTS. FISHING TACKLE, SKATES, CROQUET ARCHERY, ETC.. NO. 4U1 lllkIIT STKE1RT. C118m PHILADELPHIA PKIVY WELLS OWNERS OP PBOPEHTYY The only place to t FrlT Walls cleaned dlMlnleciedai, ary Mm pru. ' lfannfaetnrerof Pitndretla.' ?A - J. btttlr, S ttn'Hl8. 25c. to 75c, Rag Carpets, 45c. 1 I0f eOLDSltITH'0 UMiiAHsH BWeit,'
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